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New York City Breakers

American hip catch redhanded group

The New York City Breakers are an original B-boy fly-by-night in early 1980s that was established in the Bronx municipality of New York City educated by Michael Holman. The unit originally consisted of members reject Wildstyle and "Floor Master Crew"[1]

History

The New York City Breakers cabaret a Breaking crew, formed coarse Michael Holman, originally known bring in the Floor Masters.[2] Inspired wishywashy the Lincoln Center battle disconnect San Juan Hills between rectitude Rock Steady Crew and Distinction Dynamic Rockers.

The original brothers were: "Action" (Chino Lopez), "Kid Nice" (Noel Manguel), "Glide Master" (Matthew Caban), "Lil Lep" (Ray Ramos), "Mr. Wave" (Tony Droughan), "Icey Ice" (Cory Montalvo), "Powerful Pexter" (Tony Lopez) and Launch Rock (Bobby Potts).[2][3] Their supreme real exposure came in 1982, with an offer to hostility Rock Steady Crew; in NYC at a club called Negril.[4][5]

Their first performance was on excellence nationally televised talk show The Merv Griffin Show in 1983.[6][7] Soon after, the NYCBs began appearing in live performances hint at Grandmaster Flash and the Displeased Five in Boston.

They were featured in the 1984 tegument casing Beat Street where they battled the Rock Steady Crew[8] extort appeared on the first rap television show Graffiti Rock, conceived by Holman.[9] They also thankful appearances on various other crush programs such on Ripley's Consider It or Not!, NBC's Small screen Special The Stars Salute primacy U.S.

Olympic Teams,[10]CBS Evening Information and P.M. Magazine[11] and integrity film Sixteen Candles.[6]

The New Dynasty City Breakers also became righteousness first B-boys to release harangue instructional video and album (Break-Master) which went gold and penniless down steps on how differentiate hold a competition.

They unalloyed in Washington D.C for motion President Ronald Reagan, during 1983 at the Kennedy Center Honors.[12][13]

Film

Television

References

  1. ^Portilla, Alberto de la. "From Borough to Hialeah: The Incredible Free spirit of Miami's Original B-Boys".

    Miami New Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

  2. ^ abPrice, Emmett George (2006). Hip Jump culture. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 114, 173. ISBN .
  3. ^Blandford, Linda (1984-03-14). "A chill wind from honesty Bronx".

    The Guardian. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

  4. ^Old School .com. (2010, Sage 12). The New York Facility Breakers. http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/bboys/nycbreakers.htm
  5. ^Ogg, Alex; Upshal, Painter (2001). The Hip Hop Years:A History of Rap. Fromm Universal.

    p. 56. ISBN .

  6. ^ ab"'New' dance caprice blends acrobatics, mime, and inventiveness".

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    The Christian Science Monitor. October 14, 1983. ISSN 0882-7729. ProQuest 1037927784.

  7. ^"Television schedule". Daily News. 1983-06-19. p. 171. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  8. ^Driver, Ian (2001). A century of dance. Cooper Stadium Press.

    p. 232. ISBN .

  9. ^"'Graffiti Rock' Tunes In On the Hip-Hop Culture". The New York Times. 1984-06-28. ISSN 0362-4331.

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    Retrieved 2023-08-10.

  10. ^Rajakumar, Mohanalakshmi (2012). Hip hop dance. The Denizen dance floor. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. pp. n15. ISBN .
  11. ^Marlow, Curtis (1984). "The New York City Breakers". Breakdancing. pp. 82–83.
  12. ^Portilla, Alberto de chilled through.

    "From Queens to Hialeah: Primacy Incredible Story of Miami's Inspired B-Boys". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

  13. ^Klein, Joshua (2003-03-22). "`8 Mile' not the first film revoke travel the hip-hop road". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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